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Sambit Bal

Questions from Sydney

Questions from Sydney

The SCG saga has thrown up all sorts of thorny questions - to do with the removal of umpires and the way hearings are conducted, among other things - with no easy answers in sight

Night isn't right

Night isn't right

Day-night Test cricket won't work - and not just for romantic reasons either

Flat pitches, flatter series

Flat pitches, flatter series

Dead pitches, toothless attacks, diffident tactics - is it any wonder this India-Pakistan series ranked alongside the last one for dullness

Ganguly's fairytale

Ganguly's fairytale

Sourav Ganguly is living out a dream at the moment, and nothing he achieves will be a surprise anymore

The strange case of Rahul Dravid

The strange case of Rahul Dravid

Dravid being dropped is another incoherent decision from a selection panel known for them

Australia won the big moments and small

Australia won the big moments and small

The big difference between the sides was skill. Australia had better batsmen, greater depth, better fast bowlers, better fielders, and, would you believe it, the better spinner. And as ever, they were focussed, driven, and relentless

What to do with the Big Three?

What to do with the Big Three?

Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid still have plenty to offer, but they need to be phased out gradually for the sake of the team's future

Toast the success, beware of excess

Toast the success, beware of excess

The first world Twenty20 was an unqualified success but there is a danger of it being milked too much by too many

The script's changed, the drama hasn't

The script's changed, the drama hasn't

India's upset win changed the nature of the World Twenty20 semi-finals but it doesn't take away from the competition that will be on offer

Tenth-day thoughts

Tenth-day thoughts

A week and a half into the World Twenty20, an attempt to sum up the tournament till now

Start too early and form counts for nothing

Start too early and form counts for nothing

Australia have found the form of champions but even they would acknowledge that winning the toss and bowling first gave them maximum benefit

Whose game is it anyway?

Whose game is it anyway?

To the purists Twenty20 is a series of glittering moments minus context, but maybe that's what the regular fans want

A viable new layer

A viable new layer

Cricket's greatest flaw has been the weakness of the levels of the game below the international. With the Champions Twenty20 League, that may be set to change

Oh well, bring it on

Oh well, bring it on

Twenty20 meddles with the fundamentals of cricket, but maybe enough people want that for it to not matter

He's given 'im

He's given 'im

How umpires are more likely to give lbws these days

A crucial relationship

A crucial relationship

Why cricket needs both India and England, and what they represent

Awesome Australia but awful organisation

Awesome Australia but awful organisation

It was entirely appropriate that a sorry tournament should have a sorry end

29-Apr-2007•Sambit Bal

A two-paced pitch

A two-paced pitch

The BCCI's laudable decisions on the team leadership and domestic cricket are undermined by sly opportunism on endorsement contracts

Indian cricket needs a revolution

Indian cricket needs a revolution

India's World Cup debacle has thrown up many pressing questions but don't expect too many honest answers

It's only a game

It's only a game

Bob Woolmer's death, whatever the cause, is an alarm to put the brakes on a game skidding out of control

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